Category: Media Release

  • Game Animal Carcass Disposal Available in Gallatin County

      For immediate release: October 20, 2022 Media contact: Jim Simon, Gallatin Solid Waste Management District Manager 406-582-2492 jim.simon@gallatin.mt.gov   Game Animal Carcass Disposal Available in Gallatin County Southwest Montana hunters can help prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) by properly disposing of game animal carcasses at three locations across Gallatin County this…

  • CORRECTION: Sheriff/Coroner Dan Springer Releases Names of Homicide/Suicide Victims

    CORRECTION: The previous version of the below press release had the incorrect address of the incident. It has been corrected in the version below (see bolded red text below). We apologize for the error. For immediate release: Oct. 19, 2022 At approximately 6:45 PM on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office responded…

  • Sheriff/Coroner Dan Springer Releases Names of Homicide/Suicide Victims

    For immediate release: Oct. 19, 2022 At approximately 6:45 PM on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of gunshots at 50 Cliff Manor Ln., approximately 10 miles south of Gallatin Gateway in Gallatin Canyon. A witness reported a female had shot a male and fled the scene. When responders…

  • Absentee Ballots for General Election Mailing on Friday, Oct. 14

    For immediate release: Oct. 13, 2022 Media contact: Eric Semerad, Gallatin County Elections Administrator 406-582-3060 eric.semerad@gallatin.mt.gov   Gallatin County Elections Office Mailing Over 62,000 Absentee Ballots on Friday, Oct. 14 On the morning Friday, Oct. 14, the Gallatin County Elections Office is mailing out over 62,000 absentee ballots for the 2022 federal general election on…

  • Fix-It Repair Clinic at Belgrade Community Library on Oct. 15

    For immediate release: October 12, 2022 Media contact: Patty Howard, Outreach Educator – Gallatin Solid Waste Management District 406-582-2492 patty.howard@gallatin.mt.gov    Fix-It Repair Clinic Slated for Oct. 15 at Belgrade Community Library Do you have small items that need to be fixed? A lamp on the fritz? A sleeping bag with a hole? Your kid’s…

  • Sheriff’s Office Identifies Deceased Bicyclist Struck by Vehicle

    Sheriff/Coroner Dan Springer releases name of Vehicle vs. Bicyclist Victim   On Sunday, October 9, 2022, the Gallatin County Coroner’s Office investigated a fatality involving a vehicle and bicyclist. The accident occurred on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, near the intersection of W Oak St. and N 15th Ave. in Bozeman. The victim was identified as…

  • Walk-In Flu Vaccine Clinics with Option for COVID-19 Booster

    For Immediate Release: October 7, 2022 Gallatin City-County Health Department will hold two walk-in flu clinics in October. The first clinic, held on October 12, will also have an option for individuals 12 years or older to get their COVID-19 bivalent booster dose. Click here to read the press release. For details on vaccines, please…

  • 22 Agencies Participate in Rescue Task Force Training

    Contact:  Patrick Lonergan, (406) 548-0116 Release:  221006-01 22 Agencies Participate in Rescue Task Force Training Bozeman, MT – 22 local, state and federal agencies jointly participated in training Wednesday afternoon on utilization of Rescue Task Force’s during an active killer incident.  Emergency Responders conducted a 6 hour training session, utilizing a system known as Rescue…

  • Deceased Hunter Identified

    In the early morning hours of October 5th, 2022, Gallatin County Coroner’s Office was notified that an overdue hunter was found deceased in the area of Truman Gulch. The hunter was identified as Joseph Raymond Balyeat, 65 years of age and a resident of Bozeman MT.  The death has been determined to be of natural cause.

  • 10.4.2022 Truman Gulch Search

    PRESS RELEASE Truman Gulch Missing Hunter On October 4, 2022, at 10:51pm, Gallatin County Dispatch received a call for an overdue hunter. The reporting party drove to the area where the individual was hunting, which was near the Truman Gulch trailhead, and found the hunters vehicle still there. Due to the hunter being several hours…